Normandy D-Day (1944-2004)
Paris,
France
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Tour ItineraryArriving at
the heart of the Battle of Normandy
, you will begin your day with the visit of "Caen Peace Memorial". Following, you will discover the landing sites of the D-Day: Pegasus Bridge, Arromanches, The "Batterie de Longues", Omaha Beach, The American Cemetery...
American Cemetery at Colleville sur mer.
Overlooking Omaha Beach, the American cemetery contains over 9.000 white crosses perfectly aligned on a 170 acres plot which is conducive to meditation and remembrance. A chapel and a memorial add the finishing touch to this moving scene.
La Pointe du Hoc
The symbol of the gallantry of the young American soldiers and one of the strong points of the German fortifications, the famous Pointe du Hoc was taken by storm by Colonel Rudder's Rangers on the morning of the 6th June 1944.
Battery of Longues
This German artillery battery, which gave the allied ships a pounding on the morning of the 6th June 1944, is the only coastal battery to have kept its guns, giving an impressive picture of what an Atlantic Wall gun emplacement was really like.
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